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- the present invention relates to gas abatement.
- the invention finds particular use in the abatement of gases exhaust from a process tool, for example a process tool used in the semiconductor or flat panel display manufacturing industry.
- CF 4 , C 2 F 6 , NF 3 and SF 6 are commonly used in the semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing industries, for example, in dielectric layer etching and chamber cleaning. Following the manufacturing or cleaning process there is typically a residual PFC content in the effluent gas stream pumped from the process tool. PFCs are difficult to remove from the effluent stream, and their release into the environment is undesirable because they are known to have relatively high greenhouse activity.
- An apparatus for decomposing PFCS is described in US-A-2003/0201168 .
- each evacuation system comprises a Roots blower 204 or other secondary pump for drawing the effluent stream from the process chamber 202, the Roots blower 204 being backed by a multi-stage dry pump 206 that exhausts the effluent stream at or around atmospheric pressure to the abatement device 200.
- a suitable backing pump 206 comprises a combination of Roots and Northey ("claw") type pumping mechanisms.
- the object of the abatement is to convert relatively harmful components of the effluent stream into compounds that are less harmful to the environment and/or into compounds that can be more conveniently disposed of, for example, by a wet scrubber (not shown) located downstream from the abatement device 200.
- Conventional abatement devices include incineration, plasma abatement and thermal decomposition tools.
- Semiconductor manufacturing processes typically produce as by-products particulates or powders that are drawn from the process chamber 202 by the evacuation system.
- an inert purge gas such as nitrogen
- each backing pump 206 typically around 40 to 50 slm
- the injection of purge gas into one or more of the backing pumps 206 significantly increases the power requirement of the abatement device 200, as abatement of an effluent stream containing 70 to 90% purge gas requires significantly more power than the abatement of an effluent stream containing no purge gas.
- the present invention provides apparatus for treating an effluent gas stream from a process tool, the apparatus comprising a plasma abatement device for generating a plasma for decomposing a component of the effluent stream into a liquid-soluble component at a sub-atmospheric pressure, a pump located downstream of the abatement device for at least partially evacuating the abatement device, and means for conveying a liquid to the pump, the pump comprising a pumping mechanism, means for receiving the effluent stream from the abatement device and the liquid from the liquid conveying means, and an outlet for exhausting a solution comprising the liquid and the liquid-soluble component of the gas stream.
- the pump comprises a liquid ring pump.
- a liquid ring pump comprises a rotor rotatably mounted in an annular housing such that the rotor axis is eccentric to the central axis of the housing The rotor has blades that extend radially outwardly therefrom and are equally spaced around the rotor.
- a quantity of a pumping liquid such as water is maintained in the housing.
- liquid-insoluble component means a component of the effluent stream which is not soluble within the liquid of the pump, this liquid typically being water
- the term “liquid-soluble component” means a component of the effluent stream which is soluble within that liquid.
- liquid-insoluble components examples include perfluorinated or hydrofluorocarbon compounds, such as CF 4 , C 2 F 6 , CHF 3 , C 3 F 8 , and C 4 F 8 , which can be converted into CO 2 and HF, which can be taken into solution in the pump.
- perfluorinated or hydrofluorocarbon compounds such as CF 4 , C 2 F 6 , CHF 3 , C 3 F 8 , and C 4 F 8 , which can be converted into CO 2 and HF, which can be taken into solution in the pump.
- NF 3 which can be converted into N 2 and HF
- SF 6 which can be converted into SO 2 and HF.
- a gas inlet is provided at the inlet side of the pump so that the effluent stream containing the liquid soluble species is pulled into the spaces between adjacent rotor blades where the liquid is moving radially outward.
- a further inlet for simultaneously conveying to the housing liquid for forming the liquid ring within the housing is typically provided at the bottom of the housing, between the inlet and outlet sides of the pump.
- the pump may be provided with a separate inlet for receiving the liquid.
- the liquid may enter the pump through the gas inlet with the effluent stream, with the liquid being conveyed from a source thereof into the effluent stream upstream of the gas inlet.
- the pump comprises a screw pumping mechanism, preferably a multi-rotor screw mechanism.
- Multi-rotor screw-mechanism pumps are capable of pumping mixtures of gas and liquid, and can thus be used as an alternative to a liquid ring pump for the present invention.
- Multi-rotor screw pumping mechanisms comprise of two or more rotating screws within a stationary stator, in which fluid is transported axially in the cavities formed by the meshing teeth of the screw rotors. The direction of fluid movement through the mechanism is dependent upon the direction of rotation of the screw rotors. Compression is provided, not within the pump itself but by the restriction to the outlet, which is often simply atmospheric pressure.
- a gas inlet is provided at the inlet end of the pump so the effluent gas stream.
- a second inlet may be provided for the introduction of a liquid stream into the pump at the same time as the effluent gas stream.
- the liquid may be conveyed into the effluent stream upstream from the gas inlet and that the liquid enters the pump simultaneously with the gas stream. Similar to the liquid ring pump, any liquid-soluble components of the effluent stream are entrained by the liquid stream.
- a pump outlet allows for the discharge of the liquid stream from the pump.
- the liquid ring pump or screw-mechanism pump thus operates as both a wet scrubber and an atmospheric vacuum pumping stage for the effluent gas stream.
- a conventional wet scrubber is no longer required, thereby reducing costs.
- any particulate or powder by-products exhaust from the tool do not have a detrimental effect on the pumping mechanism of the liquid ring pump, and so there is no longer any requirement to provide any purge gas to the atmospheric pumping stage. Therefore, irrespective of whether the liquid ring pump is located upstream or downstream from the abatement device, the amount of gas entering the abatement device is significantly reduced in comparison to the known example shown in Figure 1 .
- the abatement device is preferably configured to convert a component of the effluent stream into a different compound.
- the abatement device may be configured to convert one or more components of the effluent stream, such as SiH 4 and/or NH 3 into one or more compounds that are less reactive than said component with another component of the effluent stream, such as F 2 .
- gases may be present where the abatement device is configured to treat the effluent streams exhaust from different process tools, or where different process gases are supplied to a process tool at different times.
- Pre-treating the SiH 4 and NH 3 gases can inhibit the formation of reactive gas mixtures within the effluent stream.
- the pretreatment of SiH 4 can form SiO 2 .
- the pump is located downstream of the abatement device such that, during use, the effluent stream passes through the abatement device at a sub-atmospheric pressure.
- the abatement device can convert a component of the effluent stream into a compound that is less reactive than said component with the liquid of the pump.
- F 2 is soluble within water
- it may react with water to form insoluble compounds, such as OF 2 .
- Conversion of F 2 into HF can inhibit the formation of such compounds.
- the abatement device can convert one or more components of the effluent stream into components that are soluble within the liquid of the pump.
- the component of the effluent stream may be initially liquid-soluble, or it may be liquid-insoluble.
- liquid-insoluble compounds are CF 4 , C 2 F 6 , CHF 3 , C 3 F 8 , C 4 F 8 , NF 3 and SF 6 .
- any one of a range of equipment may be used to decompose the components of the effluent stream.
- a burner or such like may be provided to thermally decompose these components.
- a plasma generator may be used to decompose these components.
- the effluent gas stream is conveyed into a resonant cavity using microwave radiation to generate, from components such as PFCs, a microwave plasma.
- Another known technique is to convey the effluent stream into a dielectric tube, a high frequency surface-wave exciter being used to produce surface waves which generate a plasma within the tube to dissociate the PFCs.
- the plasma may be generated using radiation at a frequency of around 580 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 27 MHz, 915 MHz or 2.45 GHz.
- a glow discharge may be generated to decompose these components.
- a glow discharge is a luminous, thermal plasma formed by applying to a gas a voltage that is greater than the breakdown voltage of that gas.
- the components may be decomposed by a discharge other than a glow discharge, for example by a corona discharge or an arc discharge.
- Such a discharge may be generated using a plasma gun, in which an electric arc is created between a water-cooled nozzle (anode) and a centrally located cathode. A stream of fluid passes through the electric arc and is dissociated thereby.
- the plasma of ionised fluid issuing from the nozzle resembles an open oxy-acetylene flame.
- the effluent waste stream is brought into contact with a stream containing a reactant for reacting with the components within the waste stream.
- a superheated stream of water vapour may be used to convert the PFCs into components, such as HF, which can be taken into solution in the pump.
- H + and OH- ions formed from the dissociation of water are capable of reacting with, for example, a PFC contained in the effluent stream at ambient temperature, and thus at a much lower temperature than would be required if the water had not been preionised before being introduced into the effluent stream.
- a relatively cheap and readily available fluid such as water vapour or a fuel, for example methane or an alcohol, can be used to generate H + and/or OH- ions, as the reactive species, and that the reaction can take place at sub-atmospheric or atmospheric pressure.
- a plasma stream is formed and, prior to the injection of the plasma stream into the chamber, water (as an example of a suitable source of these ions) is conveyed to the stream so that a flame containing these ions is injected into the chamber to abate the effluent gas stream within.
- the water may be conveyed to the plasma stream separately from the source gas, or within a fluid mixture comprising both water vapour and the source gas.
- both water and the effluent gas stream are separately conveyed into the chamber. The water is dissociated by the flame to form heated ions within the chamber, which ions subsequently react with a PFC component of the waste stream.
- the effluent gas stream is conveyed to the plasma stream prior to its injection into the reaction chamber, so that both the plasma stream and the gas stream, which may comprise the PFC and/or radicals generated from the PFC, are injected into the reaction chamber.
- Water may be conveyed to the plasma stream upstream from the aperture, that is, with one of the source gas or the effluent gas stream, or separately therefrom, or may be conveyed to the plasma stream downstream from the nozzle, for example, directly to the reaction chamber.
- the water may impinge upon the plasma stream to form heated ions within the chamber for reacting with the PFC and/or the PFC radicals, and/or may react directly with the PFC radicals within the chamber for abatement thereof.
- a single plasma gun is used to inject the plasma stream into the reaction chamber.
- a plurality of such guns may be provided to inject a plurality of plasma streams into the same chamber, each for abating a common or respective gas stream.
- a plurality of gas streams may be conveyed to a single chamber, into which a single plasma stream is injected. This can increase further the efficiency of the treatment of the waste stream.
- These guns may be connected to a common power source or to respective sources.
- the present invention provides a system for evacuating a process tool, the system comprising a vacuum pump for drawing an effluent fluid stream from the tool and apparatus as aforementioned for receiving and treating the effluent stream exhaust from the vacuum pump.
- a vacuum pump for drawing an effluent fluid stream from the tool and apparatus as aforementioned for receiving and treating the effluent stream exhaust from the vacuum pump.
- a pump may comprise any convenient pump for exhausting the effluent stream at a pressure in the range from 10 to 200 mbar.
- the vacuum pump may comprise a turbomolecular pump, a molecular drag pump, or a multi-stage dry pump.
- Such a pump preferably comprises a plurality of Roots-type pumping stages, as such pumping mechanisms have larger tolerances than Northey-type mechanisms and so are less prone to seizure due to the accumulation of solid by-products within the running clearances of the pumping mechanism.
- the present invention provides a method of treating an effluent gas stream from a process tool, the method comprising the steps of conveying the effluent stream to an abatement device for decomposing a component of the effluent stream into a liquid-soluble component at a sub-atmospheric pressure, wherein a plasma is generated within the abatement device to decompose the component of the effluent stream, conveying the effluent stream from the abatement device to a pump located downstream of the abatement device for at least partially evacuating the abatement device, simultaneously conveying to the pump a liquid, and exhausting from the pump the liquid containing the liquid-soluble component of the gas stream.
- a first embodiment of an apparatus for treating an effluent gas stream exhaust from one or more process chambers 10 of respective process tools comprises an abatement device 12 and a liquid ring pump 14.
- the abatement device 12 is located downstream from one or more high capacity secondary pumps 16 (three shown in Figure 2 , although any suitable number may be provided).
- each secondary pump 16 comprises a multi-stage dry pump, wherein each pumping stage is provided by a Roots-type pumping mechanism.
- one or more of the secondary pumps 16 may comprise a turbomolecular pump and/or a molecular drag mechanism, depending on the pumping requirements of the respective process chamber(s) 10.
- the secondary pumps 16 draw effluent gas streams from the process chambers 10 and exhaust the pumped gas streams at a sub-atmospheric pressure, typically in the range from 50 to 200mbar, and at a rate of around 5 slm, to the abatement device 12.
- the abatement device 12 receives the pumped gas streams and converts components of the gas streams, such as SiH 4 and NH 3 , into substances which are less reactive with other components of the received gas streams, such as F 2 , and converts such components and others such as PFCs and F 2 into substances that can be readily removed by the pumping liquid within the liquid ring pump 14.
- the abatement device 12 may utilise any technique which is suitable for the abatement of a sub-atmospheric effluent stream, such as incineration, plasma abatement, thermal decomposition, decomposition using gas additions, or gas streams containing ions selected to cause the effluent gas to react and form the aforementioned substances. Examples of such an abatement device 12 will now be described with reference to Figures 3 to 7 .
- Figure 3 illustrates the gas supplies to the abatement device 12.
- the effluent stream is conveyed to a first inlet 18 of the abatement device 12 by conduit 20, and is conveyed from the outlet 22 of the abatement device 12 by conduit 24.
- a source of OH- and/or H + ions, in this example water, is supplied from a source 26 thereof to a second inlet 28 of the abatement device 12 by conduit 30, and an ionisable, plasma source gas, in this example nitrogen, is supplied from a source 32 thereof to a third inlet 34 of the abatement device by conduit 36.
- the abatement device 12 comprises a reaction chamber 40 in which are formed the first inlet 18 for receiving the effluent stream, the second inlet 28 for receiving the ion source, and the outlet 22 for exhausting from the chamber 40 a fluid stream containing by-products from the abatement process and other, unabated gases contained within the effluent stream entering the abatement device 12.
- the abatement device 12 further comprises a dc plasma torch 42 for receiving the nitrogen stream from the conduit 36 and generating a plasma stream that is injected into the chamber 40 in the form of a flame emitted from an aperture or nozzle 44 of the plasma torch 42.
- the plasma torch 42 also receives a flow of water coolant that enters and leaves the torch via a conduit system indicated generally at 46 in Figure 4 .
- FIG. 5 shows in more detail the configuration of one embodiment of the plasma torch 42.
- the plasma torch 42 comprises an elongate tubular cathode, or electron emitter, 48 having an end wall 50. Water coolant is conveyed through the bore 52 of the electron emitter 48 during use of the plasma torch 42.
- the bore 52 of the electron emitter 48 is aligned with the nozzle 44 formed in a start anode, or electrode 54 surrounding the end wall 50 of the electron emitter 48.
- the start electrode 54 is mounted in an insulating block 56 surrounding the electron emitter 48.
- a bore formed in the insulating block 56 provides the third inlet 34 of the abatement device, and conveys a stream of plasma source gas into a cavity 58 located between the end wall 50 of the electron emitter 48 and the start electrode 54.
- a pilot arc is first generated between the electron emitter 48 and the start electrode 54.
- the arc is generated by a high frequency, high voltage signal typically provided by a generator associated with the power supply for the torch. This signal induces a spark discharge in the plasma source gas flowing in the cavity 58, and this discharge provides a current path.
- the pilot arc thus formed between the electrode emitter 48 and the start electrode 54 ionises the plasma source gas passing through the nozzle 44 to produce a high momentum plasma flame of ionised source gas from the tip of the nozzle 44.
- the flame passes from the nozzle towards a secondary anode 60 surrounding the nozzle 44 to define a plasma region 62.
- the secondary anode 60 may be provided by part of the wall of the chamber 40, or may be a separate member inserted into the chamber 40, in which case the secondary anode 60 may be provided with apertures 64, 66 which align with the inlets 18, 28 of the chamber 40 to enable the ion source and the effluent stream to be conveyed to the plasma region 62.
- the lower (as illustrated) portion of the secondary anode 60 may be profiled as shown in Figure 5 to enable the secondary anode to be used instead of the start electrode 54 to generate the plasma stream from the plasma source gas.
- the ion source in this example water, is dissociated by the plasma flame emitted from the nozzle 44 of the torch plasma 42 to form H + and OH - ions within the plasma region 62. These ions subsequently react within the chamber 40 with the PFC component(s) of the effluent stream entering the chamber 40.
- the by-products from the reaction, and any unabated noble gases contained within the effluent stream entering the chamber 40, are exhaust from the chamber 40 through outlet 22, and subsequently conveyed to the liquid ring pump 14.
- the reactive fluid is a source of H + and OH- ions, for example, water vapour
- the effluent stream contains a perfluorocompound, for example, CF 4 .
- the plasma flame dissociates the water vapour into H + and OH- ions: H 2 O ⁇ H + +OH - (1) which react with CF 4 to form carbon dioxide and HF as by-products: CF 4 + 2OH - + 2H + ⁇ CO 2 + 4HF (2)
- a typical gas mixture for performing a dielectric etch in a process tool may contain differing proportions of the gases CHF 3 , C 3 F 8 , C 4 F 8 or other perfluorinated or hydrofluorocarbon gas, but the chemical reactions of the H + and OH- ions with these components of the waste gas stream will differ in detail but the general form will be as the scheme above.
- the reactive fluid is again a source of H + and OH- ions, for example, water vapour, and the waste stream contains NF 3 .
- Process tool manufacturers are increasingly adopting NF 3 as the chamber cleaning gas of choice for PECVD reactors. Whereas the utilisation of NF 3 by the cleaning process is much higher than that of either CF 4 or C 2 F 6 , the by-products produced are considerably more reactive and their uncontrolled release is potentially very dangerous.
- NF 3 dissociates to form N 2 , F 2 and N 2 F 4 : 4NF 3 ⁇ N 2 + 4F 2 + N 2 F 4 (3) with the N 2 F 4 component of the effluent stream subsequently reacting with the H + and OH- ions generated from the impingement of the water vapour on the plasma flare: N 2 F 4 + 2H + + 2OH - ⁇ N 2 + 4HF + O 2 (4)
- the same ions may be used to remove various different components from a gas stream. Consequently, the abatement device is suitable to receive a plurality of gas streams, either from similar or different process tools, and convert similar or different components of those gas streams into species that are soluble within the liquid of the liquid ring pump 14.
- the abatement device may be provided with an additional inlet for receiving an additional gas stream via conduit 20a, with an additional aperture 64a being provided in the secondary anode 60 to enable the additional gas stream to be conveyed to the plasma region 62.
- Example 1 the ions react with the CF 4 component of the effluent stream entering the chamber 40, and so it is not essential for the effluent stream to pass through the plasma flare to decompose the CF 4 prior to reaction with the ions.
- Example 2 it is desirable to convey the effluent stream through the plasma stream in order to dissociate the NF 3 into species that are more reactive with the ions generated by the ion source.
- the effluent stream may be conveyed into the chamber 40 proximate the plasma region 62 so that the PFC passes through the plasma region.
- Figure 7 illustrates an example of a plasma torch 80 in which the contact of the effluent stream with the plasma flare is maximised.
- the effluent stream is conveyed directly to the plasma torch 80, rather than into the reaction chamber 40.
- the effluent stream is conveyed from the first inlet 18 of the abatement device into the bore 52 of the electron emitter 48.
- the effluent stream passes from the open end 82 of the electron emitter 48 into the cavity 58 between the electron emitter 48 and the start electrode 54 of the plasma torch 80.
- the cavity 58 also receives a stream of plasma source gas entering the abatement device through the third inlet 34 formed in the electrically insulting block 56 surrounding both the electron emitter 48 and the start electrode 54.
- a pilot arc is first generated between the electron emitter 48 and the start electrode 54 by supplying a high frequency, high voltage signal to a hafnium insert 84.
- the pilot arc thus formed between the electrode emitter 48 and the start electrode 54 ionises the plasma source gas entering the cavity 58 from the third inlet 34 to produce a high momentum plasma flame of ionised source gas from the tip of the nozzle 44.
- the effluent stream enters the cavity 58 from the open end 82 of the electron emitter 48, it mixes with the plasma source gas within the cavity 58 and is emitted from the nozzle 44 with the plasma stream into the plasma region 62.
- Water is supplied to the plasma region 62 from the second inlet 28, which in this example is also formed in the insulating block 56 of the torch 42.
- the water is decomposed by the plasma stream to form H + and OH - ions, which react with the PFC, and/or with species formed from the dissociation of the PFC by the plasma stream, within the reaction chamber.
- the liquid ring pump 14 draws the effluent gas from the abatement device 12. Any components of the gas stream which are soluble within the pumping liquid of the liquid ring pump, which is usually water or other aqueous solution, are washed into the pumping liquid as the gas passes through the liquid ring pump 14. Consequently, the liquid ring pump 14 operates as both a wet scrubber and an atmospheric vacuum pumping stage for the effluent gas stream.
- the liquid ring pump 14 comprises a rotor 90 rotatably mounted in an annular housing 92 such that the rotor axis 94 is eccentric to the central axis 96 of the housing 92.
- the rotor 90 has blades 98 that extend radially outwardly therefrom and are equally spaced around the rotor 90. With rotation of the rotor 90, the blades 98 engage liquid entering the housing 92 from inlet 100 and form it into an annular ring 102 inside the housing 92.
- the liquid is conveyed to the ling ring pump 14 by a conduit system 15 connected to a suitable source 17 of the liquid, for example a water tank or other reservoir.
- the effluent gas stream enters the liquid ring pump 14 through gas inlet 104, and is pulled into the spaces 106 between adjacent blades 98. Any liquid-soluble components of the effluent gas stream, such as HF, become entrained within the annular ring 102 formed within the liquid ring pump 14 by the liquid entering the pump simultaneously with the effluent stream.
- the liquid ring pump 14 is provided with an exhaust 108 on the outlet side thereof for exhausting from the pump 14 a liquid/gas mixture of a liquid solution comprising the liquid from the annular ring 102 and the liquid-soluble components of the effluent gas stream, and any gaseous species remaining from the effluent gas stream.
- the annular ring 102 is replenished by supplying fresh liquid to the housing 92 via inlet 100.
- the liquid/gas mixture stream exhaust from the liquid ring pump 14 may be subsequently separated in a discharge separator (not shown) located downstream from the exhaust 108 of the liquid ring pump 14.
- the gas may be exhaust to the atmosphere, and the liquid collected for safe disposal. Alternatively, the liquid may be treated for return to the source 17 for re-use.
- FIG. 9 A second embodiment of an apparatus for treating an effluent gas stream exhaust from one or more process chambers 10 of respective process tools is illustrated in Figure 9 .
- the apparatus of the second embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment, with the exception that a pump 110 having a screw-type pumping mechanism replaces the liquid ring pump 14 of the first embodiment.
- This pump 110 is illustrated in more detail in Figure 10 .
- the first inlet 112 through which the effluent stream enters a housing 114 of the pump 110 is located at an inlet side of the pump.
- the pump 110 includes a second inlet 116 through which liquid for flushing the pump housing 114 enters the pump housing 114.
- the liquid is water, although any other aqueous solution may be used.
- the pump 110 includes a first shaft 118 and, spaced therefrom and parallel thereto, a second shaft 120. Bearings are provided for supporting the shafts 118, 120.
- the shafts 118, 120 are adapted for rotation within the housing 114 about the longitudinal axes in a contra-rotational direction.
- the first shaft 118 is connected to a drive motor 122, the shafts being coupled together by means of timing gears 124 so that in use the shafts 118, 120 rotate at the same speed but in opposite directions.
- a first rotor 126 is mounted on the first shaft 118 for rotary movement within the chamber 114, and a second rotor 128 is similarly mounted on the second shaft 120.
- Each of the two rotors 126, 128 are of generally cylindrical shape and has a helical vane or thread respectively formed on the outer surface thereof, the threads intermeshing as illustrated.
- the effluent stream enters the pump 110 through the first inlet 112, and the gas is pulled into the cavities 130 between the intermeshing rotors 126, 128.
- the liquid-soluble components of the effluent stream become entrained within the liquid entering the pump 110 via the second inlet 116.
- the pump 110 is provided with an exhaust 132 on the outlet side thereof for exhausting from the pump 110 a liquid/gas mixture of a liquid solution comprising the liquid supplied to the pump 110 and the liquid-soluble components of the effluent gas stream, and any gaseous species remaining from the effluent gas stream.
- the liquid within the pump 110 may be replenished by supplying fresh liquid to the housing 114 via inlet 116.
- the liquid/gas mixture stream exhaust from the pump 110 may be subsequently separated in a discharge separator (not shown) located downstream from the exhaust 132.
- the gas may be exhaust to the atmosphere, and the liquid collected for safe disposal. Alternatively, the liquid may be treated for return to the source 17 for re-use.
- the abatement device 12 is located upstream from the pump 14, 110 so that any liquid-insoluble components of the effluent stream, such as PFCs, can be converted into liquid-soluble components, such as HF, which can be washed into the liquid of the pump 14, 110.
- the abatement device 12 can be located downstream from the pump 14, 110.
- the abatement device 12 can operate at atmospheric pressure, although an additional wet scrubber or the like would be required to remove substances such as HF from the gas stream.
- the absence of any purge gas injection into the evacuation system means that the abatement device 12 serves to abate stream(s) of effluent gas at a flow rate of around 5 slm from each process chamber 10. This requires significantly less power than the abatement of a gas stream containing 70 to 90% purge gas, as in the prior art example shown in Figure 1 .
- the abatement device 12 may utilise any technique which is suitable for the abatement of a sub-atmospheric effluent stream, such as incineration, plasma abatement, thermal decomposition, decomposition using gas additions.
- a suitable combustion device is described in our European patent application no. 1,205,707 .
- An alternative plasma abatement device 12 is illustrated in Figure 11 .
- the device consists of a microwave resonant cavity 140.
- cavity 140 there is a dielectric insert 142 formed from, for example, PTFE, which is transparent to microwaves.
- the insert 142 has a circular internal section such that gases entering cavity 140 through the gas inlet 144 do so with a tangential component of velocity.
- the insert 142 may also act as a seal making the cavity 140 gas tight.
- Cavity 140 is coupled to a wave-guide (not shown) that is so dimensioned as to transmit microwave energy when connected to a 2.45 GHz microwave generator.
- Mounted within cavity 140 is a pair of opposed field-enhancing electrodes 146, 148, which serve to confine the plasma generated in cavity 140.
- the electrode 146 has a channel by means of which cooling water can be passed around the electrode 146. In use, the effluent stream is water saturated prior to entering the abatement device.
- the water-saturated effluent stream exhaust enters the cavity 140 through the inlet 144 and spirals around electrodes 146,148 before entering the gap 150 between electrodes 146,148, wherein it is energised by the electric field created within the gap 150 by the microwaves entering the cavity 140 through the dielectric insert 142.
- reaction (2) above occurs for an effluent stream containing CF 4 .
- the by-products from the reaction namely CO 2 and HF, leave the cavity 140 through the axial passageway 152 in electrode 148 prior to being received by the pump 14, 110.
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